The Gulf of California: Biodiversity and Conservation

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Contents Foreword ix rodrigo a. medellín Introduction 1 richard c. brusca 1 Origin, Age, and Geological Evolution of the Gulf of California 7 jorge ledesma-vázquez and ana luisa carreño 2 Physical, Chemical, and Biological Oceanography of the Gulf of California 24 saúl alvarez-borrego 3 Reefs That Rock and Roll: Biology and Conservation of Rhodolith Beds in the Gulf of California 49 rafael riosmena-rodri´guez, diana l. steller, gustavo hinojosa-arango, and michael s. foster 4 Invertebrate Biodiversity and Conservation in the Gulf of California 72 richard c. brusca and michel e. hendrickx 5 Fishes of the Gulf of California 96 philip a. hastings, lloyd t. findley, and albert m. van der heiden 6 The Importance of Fisheries in the Gulf of California and Ecosystem-Based Sustainable Co-Management for Conservation 119 miguel á. cisneros-mata 7 Sea Turtles of the Gulf of California: Biology, Culture, and Conservation 135 jeffrey a. seminoff 8 Ospreys of the Gulf of California: Ecology and Conservation Status 168 jean-luc e. cartron, daniel w. anderson, charles j. henny, and roberto carmona 9 Marine Mammals of the Gulf of California: An Overview of Diversity and Conservation Status 188 jorge urbán r. 10 A Brief Natural History of Algae in the Gulf of California 210 richard mccourt 11 Ecological Conservation in the Gulf of California 219 mari´a de los á ngeles carvajal, alejandro robles, and exequiel ezcurra Bibliography 251 About the Contributors 331 Index 337 viii / contents ...